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Zusatztext Packed with fascinating facts and random information. Informationen zum Autor AUTHOR Alan Davidson was a distinguished author and publisher, and one of the world's best-known writers on fish and fish cookery. In 1975 he retired early from the diplomatic service - after serving in, among other places, Washington, Egypt, Tunisia, and Laos, where he was British Ambassador - to pursue a fruitful second career as a food historian and food writer extraordinaire. Among his popular books are North Atlantic Seafood and Mediterrranean Seafood. In 2003, shortly before his death, he was awarded the Erasmus Prize for his contribution to European culture. ; EDITOR Tom Jaine is an independent writer and publisher, specializing in food and food history. He is the author of numerous books, including Cooking in the Country, Making Bread at Home, and Traditional Country House Cooking. He frequently writes for The Times, The Guardian, the Sunday Telegraph, the Evening Standard, and many magazines and journals. He was editor of The Good Food Klappentext This Companion is a unique repertory of foodstuffs, cooked dishes, and food processes, with entries that cover the food and foodways of the countries of the world, and the literature of food and cookery. This edition updates existing entries, the bibliography, and adds new entries on topics that reflect the universal relevance of food studies. Zusammenfassung This Companion is a unique repertory of foodstuffs, cooked dishes, and food processes, with entries that cover the food and foodways of the countries of the world, and the literature of food and cookery. This edition updates existing entries, the bibliography, and adds new entries on topics that reflect the universal relevance of food studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Alan Davidson: A Tribute by Tom Jaine; Preface to the Third Edition by Tom Jaine; Preface to the Second Edition by Tom Jaine; Introduction by Alan Davidson; Contributors; Subject Index; Note on Using this Book; The Oxford Companion to Food A-Z; Bibliography; Acknowledgements...
